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Schools in Riley

Riley’s public schools

Marengo Community High School District 154 and Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Riley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.3K
▲ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Marengo Community High School District 154
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
962 students on the public path
In brief

Riley’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Riley’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Marengo High School places highest (better than 77%); Riley Comm Cons School lowest (77%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Riley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Riley Comm Cons Schoolin MarengoA−
9–12Marengo High Schoolin MarengoA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marengo Community High School District 154.

Two districts serve Riley

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marengo Community High School District 154Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 685 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,343IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Riley Community Consolidated School District 18Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 277 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,870IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Marengo Community High School District 15432%
State average 29.9% · 160 students tested
Math · 9–12, Marengo Community High School District 15437%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested
Reading · K–8, Riley Community Consolidated School District 1849%
State average 29.9% · 213 students tested
Math · K–8, Riley Community Consolidated School District 1827%
State average 25.8% · 192 students tested

Riley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Riley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Riley—Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12
MarengoBMarengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12

Every school in Riley

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Rileyin other towns
Riley Comm Cons School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Marengo
A−
277 students12:1Rate it →
Marengo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marengo
A−
685 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Riley’s schools

Are Riley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Riley. Marengo Community High School District 154 and Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Riley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Riley in?

Marengo Community High School District 154 and Riley Community Consolidated School District 18.

Where do Riley kids go to high school?

Marengo High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.